Hypnotherapy

Origin

hypno-, (taken as a combining form of hypnosis) + therapy.

Full definition of hypnotherapy

Noun

1. Treatment of disease by means of hypnotism.
• 1897 - Lippincott's Medical DictionaryHypnotherapy, the therapeutic use of hypnotism.
• 1947 Leslie M. Lecron & Jean Bordeaux, Hypnotism TodayDirect persuasive suggestion under hypnosis was the type of hypnotherapy used by the old medical practitioners of hypnotism.
• 1960 The Spectator, November 25Scientific training is attempted in the...two-year Hypnotherapy Centre course.

Derived terms

• hypnotherapist
• hypnotherapeutic
• hypnotherapeutically